35th Street station explained

Style:Metra
Address:106 West 35th Street
Bronzeville, Chicago, Illinois 60616
Coordinates:41.8314°N -87.6294°W
Line:Joliet Subdistrict
Other:Chicago "L"
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2 tracks
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:Yes
Passengers:245 (average weekday)
Pass Year:2018
Pass Percent:7.9
Pass Rank:158 out of 236
Opened:April 3, 2011[1]
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Metra
Zone:2
Other Services Header:Future services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Map State:collapsed
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Marker:rail
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Jones/Bronzeville,[2] also known as 35th Street, is a station on Metra's Rock Island District line. It is located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It was named in honor of Lovana Jones who was an Illinois State Representative in the Bronzeville neighborhood.

Metra began construction on the new station in 2009 and it opened on April 3, 2011, after originally being scheduled to open in late 2010.[3] It is located east of Guaranteed Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox, and also serves the nearby Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago Police Headquarters, and De La Salle Institute.[4]

Currently, it is the third newest station on the Metra system after Peterson/Ridge station which opened on May 20, 2024 and station which opened on February 5, 2018.

The station is also located roughly 200feet from CTA's Sox–35th station on the Red Line, in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway. It is also located within walking distance of the CTA's 35th–Bronzeville–IIT station on the Green Line.

It is about 3.1miles from LaSalle Street Station, the northern terminus of the Rock Island District,[5] and consists of two side platforms with heated shelters that serve two tracks.[6] As of 2018, 35th Street is the 158th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 245 weekday boardings.[7]

As of 2022, 35th Street is served by 74 trains (37 in each direction) on weekdays, by all 33 trains (16 inbound, 17 outbound) on Saturdays, and by all 28 trains (14 in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metra to open new station at 35th St. in time for White Sox home opener Rock Island schedule to be adjusted . Metra . March 20, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110314190406/http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/utility_landing/newsroom/newsroom/metra_to_open_newstationat35thstintimeforwhitesoxhomeopenerrocki.html . March 14, 2011 .
  2. Web site: Illinois House of Representatives. Rush applauds Metra vote to name new, 35th Street Station in honor of the late Illinois Assistant Majority Leader Lovana S. "Lou" Jones. June 9, 2009. January 28, 2011.
  3. News: Chicago Tribune. Metra starts work on Bronzeville station near Sox Park. June 30, 2009. January 28, 2011.
  4. Web site: Metra. 35th Street Station. June 29, 2009. January 28, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110408154458/http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/utility_landing/newsroom/newsroom_archive/06_29_09_35th_street_station.html. April 8, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
  5. http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmri.html Metra Railfan Tips - Rock Island District
  6. Web site: Infrastructure Engineering, Inc.. Metra 35th Street Station. January 28, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713032308/http://www.infrastructure-eng.com/site/epage/65108_709.htm. July 13, 2011. dead.
  7. Web site: Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018. April 2019. Metra. https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf. 26 May 2019.